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No River To Take Me Home Lyrics

The water's deep here
The less of me I show to you
The more I get to get me through

The stain of my eyes
Burnt deep within
Who will fall?
I asked not to know

I'm sealed away, you can't touch me now
Wheel and fire return to me

Let them come
Be my eyes, lead me on
Lift me out, tear me up, spark to fire
Whatever comes through me I will be
I had three signs thrown down on me
Fate frees my heart
Whatever comes through me I will be

Digging a hole so I can rest
No tears from me, No river to take me home
The stones in my way, reach to the core
Of a rising sun falling, through the wind to the soul

As my body leaves me
I cling to a tree in a dream
I'm screaming to you
Whatever comes through me I will be
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parabolicme On Mar 02, 2006
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Cover art for No River To Take Me Home lyrics by Neurosis

the line "The seeds in my way, roots to the core"

sounds more like "The stones in my way, reach to the core"

I'm not saying it would make better sense, but there's no way he's singing "seeds", it sounds more like an "sto-" sound. Listen to it a few times maybe, I could be wrong.

Actually I am saying it makes more sense:

"The stones in my way, reach to the core Of a rising sun falling through the wind to the soil"

Think about it.

Yep, you're absolutly right... i also heared it like you and was astonished to read here "the seeds in my way, roots to the core" doesnt make any sense at all to me.

I agree, Steve's totally singing "the stones in my way reach to the core"

Cover art for No River To Take Me Home lyrics by Neurosis

I think this song is about death, funeral and afterlife, but I'm not sure (it's NEUROSIS, you can never be sure what's the song about). But some line pretty much fit in:

The stain of my eyes Burnt deep within Who will fall? I asked not to know

  • describing the state of being dead

Digging a hole so I can rest No tears from no river to take me home

  • burial of the body

I'm sealed away, you can't touch me now

  • sealed away - sealed in a coffin?

Let them come Be my eyes, lead me on Lift me out, tear me up, spark to fire Whatever comes through me I will be

As my body leaves me I cling to a tree in a dream I'm screaming to you Whatever comes through me I will be

  • the refrains are my favourite parts of the song, so deep and calm. The second part states loss of the body, while some part of the singer (soul?) is still alive

Yeah, i think you're right, and i also think it is loosely based on the Tibetian Book of the Dead...

 
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